First Four: Mississippi State vs Pittsburgh Prediction

Mar 14, 2023
The NCAA tournament is back ladies and gentlemen and I am beyond excited. Tonight we have a first four matchup between two teams in power five conferences. We have the Mississippi State Bulldogs takin...

2021 NCAA Tournament: Over and Under Seeded Teams

Mar 17, 2021
To College Basketball fans, the month of March represents the best time of the year. High level regular season games, conference tournaments culminating in the release of the field of 68. With that be...

March Sadness: The legend of Jon Elmore

Apr 22, 2020
While wallowing in sadness over the canceled 2020 NCAA tournament. I thought it might be fun to reminisce about some of my favorite March moments on the day they happened. The Memory: Marshall’s...

2020 Pac 12 Tournament Preview

Mar 9, 2020
The 2020 Pac 12 Tournament should provide plenty of entertainment. A banner year for West Coast basketball has seen seven teams fighting for NCAA Tournament berths this week. There has been resurrecti...

2020 Southern Conference Tournament Preview

Mar 7, 2020
The SoCon has been one of the most intriguing conferences in terms of Small Mid-Majors receiving at large bids for the tournament. Last year there was the debate on UNC Greensboro and Furman. This yea...

2020 American East Tournament Preview

Mar 7, 2020
2020 American East Tournament Bracket Favorite to Win: Vermont (-500) Thinking anyone but Vermont will win the 2020 American East Tournament may be a bit of a fool’s errand. The 66th ranked team...

NCAA East Region Preview

Mar 31, 2019
Minnesota State The Mavericks are one of the two best teams in college hockey along with St. Cloud State. They went 32-7-2 and their reward is traveling all the way to Providence to play… Provid...

NCAA Northeast Region Preview

Mar 29, 2019
Massachusetts UMass has been unbelievable all season. This is one of the best teams in program history. Cale Makar has plenty to prove before he heads off to NHL stardom. Getting upset by a mediocre B...

Power Ranking the Sweet 16 Teams

Mar 26, 2019
#1 North Carolina The Tar Heels have dominated both of their opponents thus far and continue to look the part of a championship contender. Their offense is especially clicking with freshman Nassir Lit...

American International College is IN

Mar 25, 2019
American International College is heading to the NCAA’s for the first time in program history. The Yellow Jackets will represent the Atlantic Hockey Conference as undisputed league champions aft...

March Madness: What We Learned on Day 1

Mar 22, 2019
Day 1 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament is over and done, and plenty of compelling story-lines are already beginning to unfold. Here are three of the major takeaways from Day 1 that fans should keep in mind...

NCAA Tournament: ACC has potential to get 9 teams in

Feb 25, 2019
March Madness is just around the corner, and the ACC is stacked as always. The league has nine teams currently in the mix for NCAA Tournament spots, three of which have a shot at a No. 1 seed. There a...

American International Did it Again

Feb 15, 2019
The Jackets are buzzzzzzzin’. Since we talked about American International a few weeks ago, they are undefeated after consecutive sweeps of Niagara and Army West Point. They’re playing the...

Iowa Basketball: Midseason Review

Jan 22, 2019
SO FAR, SO GOOD. Up to this point, the Iowa men’s basketball season has been a pleasant surprise considering how they looked last year. Compared to a 14-19 record last season (4-14 record agains...

Teams Win Tournaments, Not Conferences

Mar 25, 2017
There is a lot of talk every year about what the best conference in the country is. Realistically, that concept doesn’t amount to shit. There is so much unnecessary pride that goes into what con...

The officiating in this tournament has been deplorable

Mar 20, 2017
The Monday following opening weekend is always a very productive mental day. The way the tournament is scheduled, there is a lot of time to reflect on the nearly 96 straight hours of basketball. My fi...

Turner Sports Sideline Reporter Power Rankings

Mar 19, 2017
Sideline reporting does not have the same level of importance as the main broadcasters. No one will ever turn off a basketball game because they were annoyed with the lady saying what Gregg Marshall ...

Student Union Study Hall: Episode 6

Mar 16, 2017
Student Union Study Hall is a weekly College Basketball recap produced by college students for college students. Each week Student Union writers Liam Smith, Austin Brown and Luke “Big Takes” Maier...

Year of the 16 Seed?

Mar 15, 2017
A 16 seed has NEVER beat a 1. That is not a typo, and it is also not surprising. But should it be? There have been a handful of two seeds to get canned in the first round, including a championship fav...

Tennessee: Upset Capital of the World?

Mar 15, 2017
While the pride and joy of the state Volunteers are not in the field of 68, there are three other teams representing the Volunteer State proudly in the Big Dance. None of these three teams are the hig...

Keeping competition in college sports

Mar 14, 2017
During bowl season, there was controversy over some very high-profile college athletes not playing in their bowl games. Two of the biggest names were Christian McCaffrey and Leonard Fournette. Two cam...

Year of the Repeat?

Mar 14, 2017
Not since Billy Donovan and the Florida Gators ten years ago has anyone repeated as NCAA champion. I think that could change this year with Jay Wright and the Villanova Wildcats. Now it won’t be eas...

No Love: Gonzaga

Mar 14, 2017
  I feel like I’ve seen this story hundreds of times before. Gonzaga destroys opponents for five months. Gonzaga makes tournament as high seed. Gonzaga suffers an early exit. It is a movement as ol...

March Madness Preview: ACC

Mar 14, 2017
After seeing the fifth seeded Duke Blue Devils take home the ACC Tournament crown last weekend, this conference looks as stacked as ever. While they may not be able to replicate the success the confer...

Tournament Upset Special: Princeton

Mar 13, 2017
Last year the selection committee tried to pit the Notre Dame Fighting Irish against the West Virginia Mountaineers as the 3-6 second round matchup in the West Region. As we all (sadly) remember, WVU ...

Immediate Reaction: Midwest Region

Mar 13, 2017
Although this is not a typical Monday, it’s the start of MARCH MADNESS!! So with different writers breaking down each region, lets head to the Midwest. Midwest Bracket bracket-ncaa First Look Th...

Knee-jerk reactions to Selection Sunday: East Region

Mar 12, 2017
The East region is home to the overall number 1 seed, the Villanova Wildcats. This was the only absolute lock going into the tournament. No one really believed there was anyone else that deserved the ...

Instant Reaction: South Region

Mar 12, 2017
This South Region of the NCAA Tournament bracket looks like it could be fun. All of the teams at the top are great at putting points on the board. There are also some amazing players in this region, a...